If you've ventured throughout downtown Albany at all this past week you may have noticed something was out of the ordinary. That something is Restaurant Week! 17 Downtown restaurants are offering three-course meals at just $20.12. Read that sentence to...
Vanguard Showhouse Coming Alive
In less than two weeks the Vanguard Showhouse opens its doors but yours truly had a sneak peek at what's to come and boy oh boy is everyone in for a treat. Before walking in, I reflected on an earlier...
Jump Into the Fog
The Wombats are just one of the bands headlining the upcoming MOVE festival on Saturday, April 21, 2012. And unless you are one of my fellow Alt Nation (Satellite Radio) listeners, it might be the greatest band you've never heard...
Rockin’ Restaurant Week Eight Days a Week. April 21 – 28, 2012.
There are Restaurant Week's across the country. There are Restaurant Weeks across the Capital Region. But there is only one Downtown Albany Restaurant Week. Well if you want to get technical, the event in Downtown Albany happens twice a...
Local Designers Shine at Vanguard Showhouse
In case you didn't tune in last time, we unveiled everything you needed to know about the Vanguard Designer Showhouse. Titled "Urban Elegance," the yearly event runs May 1st through the 20th, 2012 at the historic 17 Chapel condominiums in...
The Boswell Report
Who would have thought that it would already by March and still no snow? I mean seriously, WHERE IS IT? (Those two little spurts don't really count if you're a true local). Well, until that mystery is solved I will...
Vanguard Returns to Downtown Albany
Okay, here's the inside scoop: "Urban Elegance," the title of this year's Vanguard Showhouse is taking place right here in our own backyard in downtown Albany. So, what is the Vanguard Showhouse? The Showhouse is an annual event held by...
Sweet Sour
The music group, Band of Skulls, has a song titled "Sweet Sour" describing how I am feeling lately. "Drumm..drum...sour by the minute but you're sweeter by the hour." Sweet because Downtown Albany's Sculpture in the Streets exhibit was lucky enough to...